MannKind Corporation
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 152 granted patents across 30 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. Grant-trend analysis is cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search; it does not measure application filings, current R&D, or legal strength. Primary class: A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Mannkind ranks #2,560 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 152 patents across 30 technology areas.
- #2,560
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 11%
- by Innovation Score (51.7/100)
- 16.3
- avg claims per patent
- -31%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R2560 · US Corporation #2,560 · 152 grants
GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MID 152 grants
- TOP-DECILE #2,560/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH HiDeep
- CPC-FOCUS A61K · 30 areas
- INNOV-PAR 51.7/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 16.3 claims/avg
- TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
- VEL-DOWN -31% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: HiDeep Inc. (±0 grants)
Instrument codes from this assignee’s USPTO PatentsView grant sheet: volume band, corpus rank, photo-finish peer, lead CPC, Innovation Score, claim depth, assignee type, velocity, and book completeness. Not a USPTO rating of patent strength.
How Mannkind’s 51.7 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Mannkind
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Arizona Board OF… · near
Arizona Board OF… · near
52 score
- Kraft Foods Group… · near
Kraft Foods Group… · near
52 score
- MannKind · this assignee
MannKind · this assignee
52 score
- Singapore Health… · near
Singapore Health… · near
52 score
- Voxx International · near
Voxx International · near
52 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Mannkind's Innovation Score is 51.7/100 (top 11% of the PatentsView-derived corpus). The chart places that score against the nearest Innovation Score peers plus corpus poles, not a reprint of the volume ranking.
Does more volume mean deeper claims for Mannkind?
Each dot is one of Mannkind’s 8 nearest volume peers (same corpus rank neighbourhood as the chart above), placed by total granted patents (horizontal) against average claims per patent (vertical). Mannkind’s own 16.3 claims/patent is at or below the 18.0 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.
Where Mannkind's grants concentrate
MannKind Corporation is a focused PatentsView assignee: 30 CPC subclasses with 55.9% of grants classified under A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (20 grants) versus a trough of 9 in 2022. By volume, Mannkind sits between HiDeep Inc. and Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation.
Mannkind's three-year grant acceleration
From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, MannKind Corporation moved from 41 to 32 grants (0.78x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #1,895. See the growth leaderboard.
Who files at MannKind's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Hideep
HiDeep Inc.
152 patents
- Intra-cellular Th…
Intra-cellular Therapies, Inc.
152 patents
- Joyson Safety Sys…
Joyson Safety Systems Acquisition LLC
152 patents
- Mitsui Kinzoku ACT
Mitsui Kinzoku ACT Corporation
152 patents
- Merlin Technology
Merlin Technology Inc.
152 patents
- Nanotek Instrumen…
Nanotek Instruments Group, LLC
152 patents
- Nevro
Nevro Corp.
152 patents
- Peregrine Semicon…
Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation
152 patents
- Mannkind ◀
MannKind Corporation
152 patents
What this shows MannKind holds 152 patents at rank #2,561, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near MannKind
By rank, the assignees closest to #2,561 in granted patent volume.
- HiDeep Inc. #2,557 · 152 patents
- Intra-cellular Therapies, Inc. #2,558 · 152 patents
- Joyson Safety Systems Acquisition LLC #2,559 · 152 patents
- Mitsui Kinzoku ACT Corporation #2,560 · 152 patents
- Merlin Technology Inc. #2,562 · 152 patents
- Nanotek Instruments Group, LLC #2,563 · 152 patents
- Nevro Corp. #2,564 · 152 patents
- Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation #2,565 · 152 patents
Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in MannKind's primary technology class.
- The Regents of the University of California 1,779 in class
- L'Oreal 1,250 in class
- Novartis AG 988 in class
- The Procter & Gamble Company 985 in class
- The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System 950 in class
- The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services 813 in class
- The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania 768 in class
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC 760 in class
Assignees with similar portfolio profiles
Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for MannKind, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61K (Preparations FOR Medical), MannKind ranks #225 of 7,163 assignees by patent count in that subclass.
Similar innovation score
Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (52 here).
Similar claim depth
Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (16.3 here).
Mannkind's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
52 Top 11% higher than 89% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 16 | 10.5% |
| 2016 | 20 | 13.2% |
| 2017 | 19 | 12.5% |
| 2018 | 17 | 11.2% |
| 2019 | 14 | 9.2% |
| 2020 | 17 | 11.2% |
| 2021 | 10 | 6.6% |
| 2022 | 9 | 5.9% |
| 2023 | 12 | 7.9% |
| 2024 | 11 | 7.2% |
| 2025partial year | 7 | 4.6% |
Which technologies does MannKind Corporation patent most?
Top 15 of 30 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
MannKind Corporation's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- MannKind Corporation's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 55.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
- Ranked #2,560 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare MannKind Corporation against HiDeep Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 51.7/100 blends volume, velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth. How it's calculated
Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through May 2026; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.
Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.